5 police officers killed, 11 injured in Kano auto crash (Vanguard)
At least five police officers attached to the Kano State Police Command have been confirmed killed in a ghastly auto accident along the Kano-Zaria highway.
The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, SP, Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen in the state, said the incident which occurred in the wee hours, yesterday, also left 11 others sustaining different degrees of injuries.
Haruna said the incident happened around Karfi Village, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, while the officers were on their way back to Kano from an official assignment. Read more
Families of slain police officers got N15.6b in one year – IGP (DailyTrust)
A total of N15,606,138,376 has been disbursed to 5,225 family members and next of kin of slain police officers between 2023 and 2024, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said.
Giving the breakdown at Force Headquarters, Abuja, he said a total of N9,851,847,889.88 was paid to 3,077 families and next of kin on six different occasions between July 2023 and June 2024.
He added that the force was presenting cheques totaling 5,754,290,486 Naira, 38 Kobo in September to the families of deceased police officers who had selflessly given their lives in service of our great nation, Nigeria. Read more
El-Rufai sued N2.3b for alleged breach of rights (Vangaurd)
Adara Elders in Southern Kaduna have dragged ex-Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i to Court over a breach of their fundamental human rights, unlawful imprisonment and harassment.
The elders told a Federal High Court Kaduna that they were detained, unjustly imprisoned and later released by the former Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i-led administration in 2019.
The claimants led by former Chairman of the Adara Development Association (ADA), Aweni Dio Maisamari are demanding 2.3 Billion naira in damages, ranging from arbitrary arrest, general exemplary damages and special damages, given the quantum of rights that were violated. Read more
Women Connect launches initiative to provide free sanitary pads to needy girls (Independent)
Women Connect Network, has launched an initiative aimed to provide free sanitary pads to underprivileged girls in the society.
The initiative which tagged,“pad a girl initiative’’ also hoped to provide menstrual health awareness to adolescent girls in Nigeria.
Speaking at the launch which was held in Agege, Lagos, founder of Women Connect Network, Oyinlola Sale, regretted that most underprivileged girls in the society do not have access to sanitary pads during their menstrual periods due to poverty. Read more
Justice Nyako to step down from Nnamdi Kanu’s trial (Channels)
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has said she is going to “recuse” herself from Nnamdi Kanu’s case.
She decided after Kanu asked her to do so, alleging that she had refused to obey the Supreme Court’s order.
Kanu also said he had lost confidence in the court. Read more
Minister commends Benue for achieving open-defecation-free status in 2 LGs (Punch)
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, has applauded Ado and Ohimini Local Government Areas of Benue State for achieving Open-Defecation Free status.
Utsev, who was represented by the Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Elizabeth Ugoh, made this announcement during a commemoration ceremony in Otukpo, Benue State, on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, the minister disclosed that the National Task Group on Sanitation declared eight additional LGAs ODF. Read more
UNICEF donates 3.9m doses of vaccines to Kano (Dailytrust)
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has donated 3,905,100 doses of vaccines to the Kano State Government to be distributed to all the health facilities across the 484 wards in the 44 local government areas of the state.
The Fund also donated fast cold chain equipment comprising 39 cold boxes, 1,420 vaccine carriers, 1,208 icepacks of 0.6 size and 1,704 icepacks of 0.3 size.
The Chief of UNICEF Kano Field Office, Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah at the handover of the equipment at Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital Kano, on Tuesday, said UNICEF was committed to supporting Nigeria’s healthcare system and reducing child mortality by ensuring access to essential vaccines and healthcare services. Read more
Jamacous Hotel debuts in Lagos (Punch)
The Midstream Group has inaugurated the Jamacous Luxury Hotel and Suites in Lagos.
The Midstream Group said it aimed to provide comfort and promote culture to local and international visitors with its 22-room, two-floor luxury hotel.
According to the Midstream, Jamacous Hotel is influenced by Nigerian culture, local art, cuisine, and entertainment to offer an international standard of hospitality while promoting eco-friendly practices and sustainable design. Read more
Rosalía recruits Ralphie Choo for new single, ‘‘Omega’’ (Variety)
Rosalía has released a new collaboration, titled “Omega,” with Spanish producer and singer-songwriter Ralphie Choo. Earlier this week, she teased the single with a short clip from the Stillz-directed music video for the song, which sees the pair riding a rollercoaster.
It’s unclear whether the track will form a part of Rosalía’s next album, a project she confirmed was incoming in a recent interview with Highsnobiety. She told the publication of the album-making process, “I still have the same questions and the same desire to answer them… I still have the same love for the past and the same curiosity for the future.” Read more
Lady Gaga announces Joker 2′ companion album Harlequin — and confirms it’s only LG 6.5, not 7 (People)
New Lady Gaga alert! After a week of puzzling fans with cryptic social media posts and billboards, it all leads to Harlequin, the singer’s companion album to “Joker: Folie à Deux”.
Keeping in theme with Joker’s (played by Joaquin Phoenix) passionate (and vaguely sinister) scribbles, Gaga embodied her role of Lee (a version of Harley Quinn) for the marketing of the new album. In a series of Instagram posts that read, “I’m ready for my interview,” “Don’t tell me what to wear,” “No duct tape. No mission,” among others, fans got a taste of Lee’s personality.
And don’t worry, original Gaga music is on the way. In a cheeky billboard, she dubbed Harlequin as “6.5,” with LG7 still set to arrive early next year. Read more
Sudan’s ousted ex-leader Omar al-Bashir moved to Merowe hospital, along with former officials (AfricaNews)
Sudan’s ex-leader Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted form power several years ago, has been moved from a jail north of Omdurman to Merowe hospital, which is situated some 450 kilometres away from the capital Khartoum.
His legal team requested for the 80 year old to be transferred due to medical reasons, as al-Bashir required treatments that were not available at the Wadi Seedna military base where he was previously detained. Two of his former staff were moved with him – the former defence minister and former sports minister.
Sudan has pledged to hand al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for him. Al-Bashir is wanted by the court on charges of genocide and war crimes relating to the conflict in Darfur, which erupted in 2003. Read more
5 arrested on suspicion of murdering man who vanished without trace 1 month ago (Metro)
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who vanished from his home in Somerset exactly one month ago.
Michael Wheeler, from Yeovil, has not been seen since August 24 and his car was discovered abandoned last week.
The 37-year-old has not been home or been in touch with family or friends, and has missed a number of regular appointments. Read more
Jared Harris, son of Dumbledore star, doesn’t “understand” Harry Potter reboot (EW)
Harry Potter fans have had a lot to deal with over the past few years, from an acclaimed Tony Award-winning Broadway play to the continued online diatribes of its once-beloved creator, but the broomsticks of progress keep on flying.
Up next, a Harry Potter TV adaption for HBO’s Max streaming service, and while franchise regular Gary Oldman may be interested in portraying Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the son of the original actor would rather pass.
“No thank you,” Jared Harris responded when asked by The Independent if he would want to portray Dumbledore in the TV reboot as his father Richard Harris had done in the first two films. The elder Harris died in 2002 and Michael Gambon played the wizard in the remaining six films. Read more
Crowd at Trump rally chants ‘Send them back’ as he claims immigrants have ‘destroyed’ London and Paris (Independent)
The crowd at Donald Trump’s latest rally chanted, “Send them back!” as the former president peddled more baseless claims about immigration in Pennsylvania on Monday.
Trump told the Indiana crowd Vice President Kamala Harris has “illegally flown in more than half a million migrants” – a statistic he did not back up with evidence – thereby “changing the character of small towns and villages all over our country and changing them forever.”
He also returned yet again to the debunked conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio, spread over recent weeks at least in part by him and running mate JD Vance. Read more
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit with a new lawsuit alleging rape in New York in 2001 (Mirror)
Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs faces a lawsuit after a woman alleged he and another man raped her at the Bad Boy Records Studio, it comes after he was charged with offences, including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution
Rapper Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs is facing more accusations after being sued over an alleged rape.
A woman named Thalia Graves has claimed the singer, 54, and a friend raped her in his Bad Boy Records studio in New York City. It’s alleged the pair filmed the abuse. Read more
Ejuke opens goals account for Sevilla in 2-1 win against Valladolid (CompleteSports)
Chidera Ejuke scored his first goal for Sevilla as his late strike earned them a 2-1 home win against Real Valladolid in Tuesday’s La Liga game.
Ejuke, who replaced Sevilla legend Jesus Navas in the 61st minute, got the winning goal in the 85th minute.
Kelechi Iheanacho was in the starting 11 for the La Liga outfit before going off for Suso on 62 minutes. Read more
Tanimu eyes promotion with Crawley (Punch)
New Crawley Town signing Benjamin Tanimu said one of his ambitions at the League One club is to help them reach the highest level of English football while also propelling his career, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Tanimu joined his new teammates on Monday in the United Kingdom, some weeks after he was signed from Singida Black Stars, formerly Ihefu in Tanzania.
The Super Eagles defender had his first training session with the club on Tuesday and had sat down with the club’s media department for his first interview on Monday. Read more
Enzo Maresca insists Chelsea are “serious and we want to compete’’ (DailyMail)
Enzo Maresca challenged his Chelsea second-string players to show ‘we are men’ before their 5-0 Carabao Cup win over Barrow in which he made 11 changes to his starting XI.
The Italian, who saw his team win for the third game in a row to ease through to the fourth round and continue the fine start they have made under his leadership, brushed off the significance of changing his entire line-up from Saturday’s win over West Ham.
He also targeted a consistent playing approach from his team regardless of which side he chooses to field. Read more
Kylian Mbappe nets as Real Madrid fend off Alaves fight-back (RTE)
Real Madrid survived a late scare as goals by Lucas Vazquez, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo gave them a 3-2 home win over Deportivo Alaves in La Liga on Tuesday.
Carlos Benavidez and Kike Garcia scored in the 88th and 89th minutes for Alaves but Real held on to win a match they had mostly dominated.
Real are second in the La Liga standings on 17 points, one behind leaders Barcelona who have a game in hand and will host second from bottom Getafe on Wednesday. Read more
UEFA reopens bidding for 2027 Champions League final (BBC)
Uefa has reopened the bidding for stadiums to host the 2027 Champions League final, after the match was stripped from Milan.
The San Siro was to be the venue for the showcase final but, after Milan officials failed to assure Uefa that planned redevelopment work would not hamper the event, European football’s governing body opted to take it away from them.
AC Milan and Inter Milan are considering building a new stadium in the San Siro area. Read more
I regret not buying Arsenal — Dangote (Leadership)
Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has expressed regret over his decision not to buy Premier League club Arsenal for $2 billion.
In an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York on Monday, Dangote acknowledged that the “time has passed” for him to buy Arsenal, saying that the club is now valued at approximately $4bn.
LEADERSHIP recalls that in 2020, the African richest man indicated his intention to acquire the North London club after completing his refinery project. Read more